DALLAS -- It just wouldn’t feel right here in the NBA Finals without high drama in the fourth quarter. Game 5 certainly provided that.

Once again, it was the Dallas Mavericks seizing control in the late stages of the game, finishing Game 5 on a 17-4 run bolstered by clutch 3-pointers from Jason Kidd and Jason Terry. Dallas rode hot shooting all night to a 112-103 win that puts the Mavs one win from the NBA championship as the series moves back to Miami for Game 6 on Sunday.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 29 points, but he got the most support yet he’s had in any game of the series. Terry had 21 points, five Mavericks topped 13 points, and Dallas shot 56.5 percent from the field. The Mavericks were, incredibly, 13-for-19 (68.4 percent) on 3-pointers.

The game got off to an uncharacteristically high-scoring start, even as both coaches dealt with injuries by tapping into their benches. Dallas coach Rick Carlisle was again without backup center Brendan Haywood, small forward Shawn Marion had a calf injury, and DeShawn Stevenson’s knee was drained after Game 4 and was still in pain. That meant important minutes for backup forward Brian Cardinal and third-string center Ian Mahinmi.

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, meanwhile, got a scare in the first quarter when star guard Dwyane Wade collided with Cardinal and suffered a hip contusion. Wade went to the locker room, but returned with 8:52 to play in the second quarter. He remained in the locker room at halftime but returned to the floor with 4:33 to play in the third quarter. Spoelstra gave more minutes to Mike Miller and even Eddie House while Wade was out.

Despite the bumps and bruises, both teams shot scorching percentages in the first half. With Wade back on the floor, Miami pushed to a 52-46 lead in the second quarter, but Dallas closed on a 14-5 run to take a 60-57 lead into the locker room. Dallas shot 65.7 percent from the field in the half (including 5-for-7 on 3s), and Miami shot 51.3 percent (5-for-11 on 3s).

Wade wound up with 23 points. LeBron James, who was criticized for a late-game disappearing act in Game 4, had a 17-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist triple-double but again struggled in the fourth quarter, scoring just two points on 1-for-4 shooting. And those two points came with less than 30 seconds left in the game and the game pretty much out of reach.